By RIA Novosti,
Seoul : Hundreds of North and South Koreans separated by the Korean War (1950-53) met north of the border Saturday in the first such reunion in two years, a report said.
Ninety-six South Koreans travelled across the Demilitarised Zone in the morning to meet their families at the Mount Kumgang resort on North Korea’s east coast, Seoul’s Yonhap news agency said.
The majority of participants are above 70, and many are in their 90s. The last reunion was held in October 2007.
An agreement on holding the event was reached during talks last month mediated by the International Committee of the Red Cross. Another reunion expected to include about 100 families will be held next week.
The North had suspended reunions amid tensions with the South following the election last year of President Lee Myung-bak, who has taken a tougher position on North Korea’s nuclear program and on financial aid to Pyongyang.